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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 1353538" data-attributes="member: 5327">I carry my pocket roofs in the case supplied by the manufacturer, so the slight differences in shape/dimensions are of no consequence.  The cordura case for my Zeiss Victory is nearly identical in size to the leather clamshell case for my Leica Ultravid.  Setting IPD on both of these is very comfortable.  Also, they both hang flat against one's body (a very important issue for me) so the only reason I favor the Ultravid is for the larger focus knob.  I do like the Zeiss focus, and I don't find mine to be too stiff, but anyone who prefers to focus with their left hand will not enjoy the enforced asymmetry that is right hand biased.  As for distortion, I don't find it objectionable (i.e. I don't notice it in use).  Swarovski is always improving their binos so maybe things are different now, but I've never been impressed with their pocket roofs (except back when they were competing against the Leica Trinovid and the predecessor of today's Zeiss Conquest), especially, as I recall, with respect to brightness and minimum close focus (for butterfly watching).--AP</blockquote>